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AUQA Performance Portfolio Chapter 3 International Activities. Curriculum Learning and Teaching Research. Recruitment Support – Academic and Pastoral Compliance Student Mobility Offshore and TNE Benchmarking Pathways. What does International Activities encompass ?.
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AUQA Performance PortfolioChapter 3 International Activities
Curriculum Learning and Teaching Research Recruitment Support – Academic and Pastoral Compliance Student Mobility Offshore and TNE Benchmarking Pathways What does International Activities encompass ? Internationalisation International Operations
Internationalisation at Macquarie Definition The process of integrating an international and inter-cultural dimension into the teaching, research and services of Macquarie University.
Macquarie University International Student Enrolments (As at December 2008) International Local
Total Percentage of EFTSL International Students by Faculty 2008 Source: Management Information Unit, Macquarie University 2009. Data for 2008 is at 31 Oct 2008.
Top 20 Countries of Origin for International Students Enrolled in Semester 2 of 2008
International Operations A Cause for Celebration • Quality strengthened in every aspect of operations • Compliant with: • Internal Quality Enhancement Framework • External regulatory requirements • From operational focus to strategic, student centric approach
What is AUQA interested in ? • Recruitment processes • Admission standards • Academic protocols for program approvals • TNE and Offshore Quality • Academic performance of international students • Student support – academic and pastoral • Student experience
How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics? Recruitment processes - Diversification – High International Student Cohort Admission standards - Selection and Evaluation of Pathways Providers Academic protocols for program approvals • Approval for Offering Courses at Different Campus Locations (City Campus & ICMS) • Approval for Offshore Program Delivery • Due Diligence of Offshore Partners
How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics? (continued) TNE and Offshore Program Quality • Master of Applied Finance and BBA • Processes for Reviewing On-going Quality of Offshore Programs • Parity between Quality of Onshore and Offshore Programs • - Admission Standards • - English Language Requirements • - Teaching and Learning Outcomes • - Training and Orientation of Staff • - Workload Management for Staff Delivering Offshore Students Academic performance of international students • Academic monitoring to identify students at academic risk • Intervention strategies for at risk students • Processes for Reviewing Performance of Offshore Programs
How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics? (continued) Student support – Academic and Pastoral - Discipline Specific Academic Literacy Support - Opportunities for International/Local Student Engagement Student Experience • Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching • Student Experience in Offshore Programs • Mechanisms for Measuring the Student Experience by Unit and by Course incorporated into program reviews
Faculty of Business and Economics A Cause for Celebration • Student Support • Business and Economics Student Services • Peer Assisted Learning • Conversation Groups • Peer Advisors • Academic Writing Specialist (HDR) • Academic Monitoring/Coaching
Faculty of Business and Economics A Cause for Celebration • Offshore Programs • Teach-Out Mode for Programs identified in AUQA 1 (BBA with TMI) • Teach-Out Mode for Programs with partners of low strategic value (TMI and MCOM (VCM) NBS) • Reputable Partners Experienced in Offshore Program Delivery • Moderation Processes - BBA • Applied Finance Delivery and Administration
Future Developments • Diversification • Program • Mode • Country • Location • Improved support • Improved student experience • Improved agreement processes
Diversification Four options to diversify student cohort: • Program • Mode • Country • Location
Offshore Programs Realignment of offshore programs to complement University’s strategic goals to focus on highly reputed partners experienced in offshore program delivery Programs In Teach Out Mode:
Articulation Arrangements – SIBT • Semester 1 2009 implementation of GPA of 1.5 for BCom Accounting • SIBT actively involved in dialogue concerning GPA requirements • Academic Performance Monitoring and Analysis being conducted by Dean of Students and MI • Further identification and investigation of academic performance issues
The Performance Portfolio Prepared in accordance with the requirements of the AUQA Audit Manual and includes: • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students in Australia • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students offshore • Internationalisation of the Curriculum and overall student experience • Other international activities such as research collaboration
Internationalisation Steering Committee Membership: Provost (Chair), DVC – D&ER, Executive Deans, HRDO, MI, SIBT • develops, monitors and reviews Macquarie’s Internationalisation Strategy • monitors and reports on Macquarie’s implementation of national and international protocols with relation to international students and transnational programs • reviews and recommends on Macquarie’s international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
Internationalisation Strategy Developed April – August 2008 Working Group included Staff representing:
Regulatory Environment • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 • National Code for Education Providers 2007 • Migration Act 1954 • National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes • Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) • National Office for Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)